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Past Papers Questions Answers ANDROID Language Quiz
1. Android is built upon the Java Micro Edition (J2ME) version of Java?
False (Answer)
True
2. Which piece of code used in Android is not open source?
Power management
WiFi? driver (Answer)
Audio driver
Keypad driver
3. A device with Android installed is needed to develop apps for Android?
False (Answer)
True
4. When did Google purchase Android?
2010
2005 (Answer)
2008
2007
5. Although most people’s first thought when they think of Android is Google, Android is not actually owned by Google. Who owns the Android platform?
Dalvik
Open Handset Alliance (Answer)
Oracle Technology
The above statement is and Android is owned by Google
6. What was Google’s main business motivation for supporting Android?
To directly compete with the iPhone
To level the playing field for mobile devices
To corner the mobile device application market for licensing purposes
To allow them to advertise more (Answer)
7. Why are the so few users left with versions 1.0 and 1.1?
Everyone with 1.0 and 1.1 were upgraded to 1.5 over the air automatically (Answer)
The first phones were released with version 1.5
1.0 and 1.1 are just number designations for the version Apple’s iPhone is running
1.0 and 1.1 had security holes that forced carriers to recall phones using them
8. Google licensed some proprietary apps?
False
True (Answer)
9. From a phone manufacturer’s point of view, what makes Android so great?
It allows them to compete with Apple’s iPhone
It makes the hardware work better
Aside from some specific drivers, it provides everything to make a phone work (Answer)
It allows users to create apps, generating revenue for the companies
10. Which among these are NOT a part of Android’s native libraries?
SQLite
Webkit
Dalvik (Answer)
OpenGL
11. What year was development on the Dalvik virtual machine started?
2007
2003
2005 (Answer)
2006
12. What is a key difference with the distribution of apps for Android based devices than other mobile device platform applications?
Applications are distributed by multiple vendors with different policies on applications (Answer)
Applications are distributed by Apple App Store only
Applications are distributed by multiple vendors with the exact same policies on applications.
Applications are distributed by the Android Market only
13. Android releases since 1.5 have been given nicknames derived how?
Something that starts w/ ‘A’ -> Something that starts w/ ‘B
Food (Answer)
Adjective and strange animal
American states
14. What was the first phone released that ran the Android OS?
Google gPhone
Motorola Droid
T-Mobile G1 (Answer)
HTC Hero
15. Android is based on Linux for the following reason?
All of these (Answer)
Portability
Networking
Security